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The Racial Draft, or Dave Chappelle's Racial Draft, was a controversial draft that took place in 2005. Dave Chappelle and Tiger Woods are credited with coming up with the system in order to settle debates about who belonged to which race.
Origins[edit | edit source]
Dave Chappelle, was debating with his friend, Wayne Brady in regards to whether or not Tiger Woods was Asian or Black. The debate would result in Chappelle calling Woods himself to get his reply. A conflicted Tiger Woods was unsure himself. The results of the call warranted Chappelle and Woods to settle the debate by establishing a draft.
The Setup[edit | edit source]
Dave Chappelle took it upon himself to handpick every member of each racial delegation. But he ran into problems selecting a white delegation spokesman. He insisted that he take the role and dawned whiteface for the job.
Tiger Woods used his contacts within ESPN to garner televsion coverage. ESPN was originaly slated to air the event, but public outcry from the Professional Golf Association led to them passing on the project.
One last try[edit | edit source]
After the pass by ESPN, Woods and Chappelle put the project on haitus. With the success of Chappelle's skit program on Comedy Central, he decided to use his contacts at the network to get the draft on the air. Comedy Central refused but did say that it was a funny idea. Chappelle gave the network a decision to air the draft or he would pull out of his contract. Comedy Central gave in but said that there would be no promotion and adverstisement for the draft.
Selections[edit | edit source]
In the latter part of the second season of Chappelle's Show, the draft aired in a one hour special. Several ESPN broadcasters partook in commentating for the event.
2005 Draft[edit | edit source]
| Pick | Player | Race Delegation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | Black |
| 2 | Lenny kravitz | Jewish |
| 3 | Elian Gonzalez | Latino |
| 4 | Collin Powell- | White |
| 5 | Wu-Tang Clan | Asian |
- 100% black but given up to whites in exchange to take Condoleezza Rice and Eminem and return OJ Simpson.
2006 Draft[edit | edit source]
| Pick | Player | Race Delegation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yao Ming | Asian |
| 2 | John Cena | White |
| 3 | Tony Romo | Latino |
| 4 | Madonna | Jewish |
| 5 | Bill Clinton | Black |